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FZPN03 KNHC 230902
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU FEB 23 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 113.5W AND 119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 05N140W TO 07N127W TO 
23N112W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 130W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 110W AND 128W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 135W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 19N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU FEB 23...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N86W TO 01N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 98W AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THERE IS NO ITCZ OVER THE FORECAST WATERS NORTH OF THE EQUATOR. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.